Swiger, Jason William
SGT Swiger, Jason William, age 24, of SOUTH PORTLAND, ME ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 5TH SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on March 25, 2007 in BAQUBAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Swiger, Jason William, from SOUTH PORTLAND, ME, at age 24, with TROOP A, 5TH SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on March 25, 2007 in BAQUBAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
SOUTH PORTLAND, ME is where Swiger, Jason William came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Swiger, Jason William was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.